Mongolic-led nomadic empire dominant on the eastern steppe until the Göktürks destroyed it in 555.
Destroyed by the Göktürk (First Turkic Khaganate) rebellion; the last major Rouran forces were crushed by 555 CE after their great khan Anagui committed suicide following defeat in 552, ending the khaganate.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Rouran Khaganate — the shape you scrub through changes in 330 · 460.
Classic broad survey of Eurasian steppe empires including the Rouran; Rutgers University Press English edition, confirmed via Cambridge Core review and Rutgers UP catalogue.